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connectivity

connectivity

30 4.3
The ability of systems or devices to link and share information
  • noun
  • /kəˌnɛkˈtɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conectividad
  • The new software update improves device connectivity, allowing for faster data transfer between components.
  • Internet connectivity
  • wireless connectivity
  • broadband connectivity

Cisco is an enterprise Internet connectivity product and service.

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Examples

  • To enhance our online experience, we need to ensure robust network connectivity throughout the building.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, we've entered an age of unprecedented convenience and connectivity.

  • Is there a way to live with more connectivity to other people?

  • It's like the Internet was supposed to represent this incredible connectivity between the entire world and it has done that.

  • Earth has grown smaller yet greater as connectivity has grown.

  • They're really vital to our sense of connectivity and community.

  • Private schools may struggle with affordability and connectivity for student access.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Indeed, online connectivity has changed the scale and context in which advocacy campaigns are enacted.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In today's world, reliable internet connectivity is essential for remote work and communication.

Synonyms

connectedness
vsconnectivity
8 4.8

How people and things are joined and relate to each other

focuses on technical system ability to communicate and share data
interconnection
vsconnectivity
7 4.4

A group of things linked so they work together and change each other

refers to the overall degree of being joined and communicative ability
interconnectedness
vsconnectivity
6 6.8

The way things are linked and affect each other

highlights two way ties but not specific information sharing ability
interconnectivity
vsconnectivity
  • Specialized
2 6.3

A connection between systems that lets them share information

focuses on how much systems are joined rather than information exchange
interrelatedness
vsconnectivity
1 7.1

A close connection between things that makes them affect each other

stresses system ability to share information rather than just relationships
interlinkage
vsconnectivity
1 6.1

A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other

is broader covering functional joins and communication ability

Antonyms

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Connected

connectivity
  • Specialized
30 4.3
isolation
172 3.7

Surface Forms

connectivity singular

Morphology

connectivity = connect (transparent) = connect + ivity

The meaning 'state or degree of being connected' is predictably derived from the verb 'connect' with a standard noun-forming suffix.

Etymology

Connectivity comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and nect meaning 'bind', and it shares the same root as connect and connection, so it is about how well things are joined. So, connectivity describes how easily devices, networks, or places can link and share information.